Norwegian Refugee Council spends 10m dollars in Azerbaijan over 10 years
Assa-Irada, Baku
18 Apr 05
Baku, 18 April: The Baku office of the Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) reported on its activities over the past 10 years at a press
conference today.
Berit Olsen, NRC representative in Azerbaijan, (Yens Myaqobel?), head
of the international relations department at the NRC Baku office,
Norwegian ambassador to Azerbaijan Steinar Gil and four Norwegian
journalists attended the press conference.
Olsen said 10m dollars have been allocated to the NRC for the
implementation of projects over the past 10 years.
Speaking on future plans, Olsen said eight public buildings and
eight schools will be renovated and the living conditions of 2,500
internally displaced people will be improved in 2005. He also said
15 houses will be rebuilt in villages in Gadabay District bordering
Armenia, after which people will go back to their homes.
[Passage omitted: background of the NRC]